Question

How many ways are possible to choose 3 days out of February? NOTE: Use 28 days for the number of days in February. A) 3276 B) 378 C) 20475 D) 2925

Answer 1

A) 3,276 ways.

Explanation:

In this case, choosing February 1, February 12, and February 20 would be the same thing as choosing February 12, February 1, and February 20. So, since order does not matter, we will use a combination to solve the question.

The formula for combinations is...

n! / [r!(n - r)!], where n = the number of days in February (28) and r = the number of days you are choosing (3).

28! / [3! * (28 - 3)!]

= 28! / (6 * 25!)

= (28 * 27 * 26) / 6

= (14 * 9 * 26) / 1

= 14 * 9 * 26

= 126 * 26

= A) 3,276.

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